Plaid for Fall

Plaid is said to be big for Autumn 2015 fashion. I like this plaid look from 1965 fashion, that was 50 years ago. What goes around comes around. I really do love plaid. Now, to find plaid tights.

Greenhouse Peaches and a September Snorkel

Today's greenhouse haul: Tomatoes and two ripe peaches. I made burgers on the grill. I had mine on a tomato wrap with blue cheese and hummus and of course garden veg. We ate outside today and it was even warn enough for a snorkel. I saw the largest puffer of the season as the waters were so clear and calm. I love September.

The 'future' of Rayon in 1941

A film from 1941 about a girl getting married in 1912 and dreams in 1920 about the 'future' of mdoern American fabrics (Rayon) in 1941. I know, quite a concept, but here it is:

Tomorrow Always Comes - 1941 Fashions & Fabrics / Educational Documentary " - Val73TV"

Promotional film for Bur-Mil Rayon Fabrics. Storyline synopsis courtesy the Prelinger Archives http://archi...

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Calm Sea Vintage Climbing Rose.

It is so calm this morning. I believe hubby might head out for a kayak.

It will be a warn one today with no breeze of the sea. Although it always picks up come afternoon. That is why even on the hottesr of days this summer it was always coil out the back with the breeze blowing advertise Buzzards Bay. It is known for its strong winds which is why it is such a good spot for sailing. And the kite surfers are out all summer. 

One of my new roses I planted for the house this spring is blooming again. It was a popular climber developed in 1956 so appropriate for the house. It's unfortunate name is "golden showers" of course to the innocent ears of the 1950s that did not have a bad connotation as it does today. I am going to train this rose up the stone chimney which faces the sea and in time have it ramble across the top edge of the house.

An answer to a Follower's Question

I thought to return here in January of this year, but still was not ready. The road I was lead down when I innocently delved into American life in 1955 in comparison to today lead me to some realizations that did not sit well with me. I have since learned a sort of 'zen' approach to life and let it all be as it is. I can affect change in my own small sphere of life, but the rest I let go and let be. This was the question on my post in January of this year, 2015, when I posted my studio in my house.

"Greetings,

Glad to see you back on the blog, so to speak. Question though: One has to wonder why you have a studio. Are you gainfully employed now? Are you going to blog now as an "artist?" Are you still pretending in the 1950s lifestyle? Just trying to clarify. I thoroughly enjoyed your blog when you posted your dress up life in the 1950s. Though you then got too political and the game seemed to end. What are your plans next? Since you had not posted for awhile I thought that you gave up the game & went back to reality. But now with this past post I am not so sure ...
Please post and let us in on your latest role.

Jemima G."

And this is my response for any who are still about and curious: 

I have a studio because I am an artist. My hubby and I have always had a separate space all our own, his is the "office" or "study" and mine is the "studio". This has always been the case with us. Even when I did my 1950's project I wrote and researched from my studio/office. They are in our house of course, but a separate space to retreat to with your thoughts and daydreams is very important in a good relationship and in life in general. I did get "political" as you say, but it happened as I began to uncover how life truly was and how different things were with taxes, wages, costs of goods and production in our own country. It made me upset to see how far we had gone down a sad road for the middle class. But, my time away from the posting and the blog has lead me to realize that I honestly don't think we can effect a change and I don't want to argue with people. So, I am considering a sort of return here where I will post happy things. We now live in a house by the sea and I garden and paint and enjoy nature and cooking and life in general so my posts will return to more of that. Some will be vintage some will simply be what I am enjoying or thinking that day. Whether anyone will be interested, I am not sure. But, I wasn't sure when I started back in 1955 either, so it goes one way or another. Thank you for your comment and sorry I am only responding now in Sept when you posted in February, but as I said, I was still really getting back to myself and realizations since leaving the blog. 

I thought the question and my response a good sort of 'heads up' to how I will now use my blog. Thank you again for any who have waited around I truly appreciate it. And the new approach may not be to your liking but that is all our prerogative to enjoy and seek out that which we feel akin to and if it is not for us to move on to better things. My best to all. 

-50s gal

Small Kitchen, plenty of Utility.

All the storage and utility you need in a nice small space. This early 50's kitchen is very smart indeed. I have that ice box in my 6A house kitchen too.

The Modern Kitchen Decor & Design 1950s - Effiency in Use & Movement

The Step Saving Kitchen - from menu planning to space for cookie making - how to plan an efficient kitchen design for cooking and family meals. 1950s

Walking and Garden Supper

We did a5 mile walk today. With the cooler weather we were able to add the forest loop back into our walk. On our return I grilled steak tips and made a salad from the garden. Today's garden haul including another wonderful sweet peach from my tree in the greenhouse. I'm going to make a fruit house next Spring and grow all my fruit in a greenhouse as the yield and lack of bad bugs is amazing.

The Peoples Choice with Jackie Cooper and Cleo, the Basset.

"The Peoples Choice" was a show from 1955 staring Jackie Cooper and an adorable Basset, "Cleo". Why not?

The Peoples Choice with Jackie Cooper (1 of 3)

The Peoples Choice with Jackie Cooper (1 of 3)

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Food and Shoes prices then and now.

Food ad from 1955, September. If you adjust for inflation $1 in 1955 is worth $8.90 today. So a sale price for women's shoes at $3.49 means they are $31.08. No wonder one had good shoes and work shoes and not a closet full of shoes. But the minimum wage in 1955 was $1.00 so that meant even the bagger at the grocery store was making the equivalent of $8.90 today.

Posting from Facebook? Is this the next move in blogging?

As stated earlier today, I tried returning to old time blogger blogging but it seems to have changed i some way. The internet climate seems drastically different to me now then it did even back in 2009 (1955). I am going to experiment with just cutting and pasting the small things I post on FB and see how that goes. IF anyone is still around and interested in my tiny little snippets here and there, there you go. 

Though of the modern world now I still mainly live with no modern tv watching with a very few exceptions (actually there are no modern tv shows I watch come to think of it) I garden and cook and still do my marketing with the eye to frugality, though prices are really going up on food, at least in my area of the U.S. I do miss posting but think a new way of shorter things seem to be today's norm.

That is all. FB LINK HERE or I'll just keep posting stuff here from it too now that I can just cut and paste.

Messing about in the greenhouse I just ate the best sweetest peach ever. The others are coming along. Now wishing I had got three of these trees. The chickens are happy. And I spotted a monarch caterpillar. Monarchs habitats are being destroyed and their main diet is the milkweed. I let quite a few grow in the garden this year and was so happy to see this little guy. Monty is pooped from the trip through the garden with me. Tough life, himwink emoticon